Dental Implants

Fix Your Smile with Dental Implants

With so many options in Cosmetic Dentistry it’s hard to determine which of the many treatment options is best for replacing missing teeth. How do you replace missing natural teeth? There are so many dental care options to choose from: dental bridges, dental crowns, removable dentures, veneers, the list goes on and on. What exactly are Dental Implants?

Dental Implants are designed to replace missing permanent teeth and act as a tooth root to support the various cosmetic dentistry options available. Without a tooth root, crowns, bridges and veneers can shift and slide in the mouth, causing issues with speech and eating. Dental Implants are metal bars that are implanted directly into your jaw bone structure. The implanted metal bars protrude through the gum tissue, allowing for an artificial tooth to be screwed directly to the bar, either as a single tooth, or in a grouping of, such as a bridge or denture; other dental prosthetics can use the implants for stabilization.

Types of Dental Implants

There are two main types of Dental Implants that can be used for tooth replacement: Endosteal Implants and Subperiosteal Implants. Endosteal Implants are the steel posts implanted directly into the bone tissue. Subperiosteal Implants is a framework of metal that is surgically placed over the jaw bone, below the gum tissue. As your gums heals, the frame becomes fused with your jaw bone structure. Once healing is complete, metal bars are attached to the frame, and as Endosteal Implants protrude through the gums, acting as the root of your tooth and the vertical bone for dental prosthetics to attach to. These two options not only allow for stabilization of various cosmetic dentistry options, it also prevents shifting of adjacent teeth that often occurs when a natural tooth is lost. Dental surgery can be a little overwhelming, but the benefits of Dental Implants are many. In addition to strengthening bone tissue, implants can prevent bone loss by filling the void a missing natural tooth leaves behind. It’s also proven that restorative dentistry results in a higher quality of life for patients who have previously lived with a missing tooth or teeth.

Implants support dentures, resulting in a more secure fitting denture. This minimizes patient discomfort, and aids in avoiding debris from getting lodged between the gums and the dental bridge or denture that often leads to bad breath, or in extreme cases, even gum diseases.

Find the Right Dentist for Dental Implants

Choosing the right oral surgeon to handle your dental implant procedure can be a daunting task. Our oral and maxillofacial surgical team at Chagger Dental are carefully selected from the top Canadian dental schools. We understand that oral surgery, whether it’s a small surgical procedure or an in depth maxillofacial surgery, you can be assured you are in the right hands with our highly educated team of dental professionals. We take great pride in providing each patient with the best dental care available, ensuring our patients are comfortable with their dental procedures and are provided with in-depth information to answer all patient questions during each of their dental visits. We uphold the highest of standards for each of our dental professionals in accordance with the Canadian dental association. We value not only your oral health and your dental health but your overall health and wellbeing. Call your nearest Chagger Dental office today to book a consultation. Together we can determine if implant surgery is right for you.